As G7 leaders arrive, barricaded Biarritz leaves swimmers out in the cold


  • World
  • Friday, 23 Aug 2019

Lifeguards watch swimmers at the beach ahead of the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, August 23, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) - Come rain or shine, every morning of the year Biarritz's White Urchin swimmers' club take a one kilometre swim around the Bay of Biscay. But today as they crawl to their favourite spot, the wail of a police speedboat sends a clear message: stay away.

The scene comes less than 24 hours before world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, arrive for a G7 summit in France's southwest surfing capital to navigate their differences on issues ranging from climate change to Iran and tariffs.

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